Aerial view of North and South Korea at night.
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As the world grapples with how to rein in the "axis of evil" state which this week conducted a nuclear test, this spectacular satellite photo unveiled yesterday by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld shows in stark detail the haves and have-nots of the Korean peninsula.
The regime in the north is so short of electricity that the whole country is switched off at 9 p.m. - apart from the capital of Pyongyang where dictator Kim Jong-il and his cohorts live in relative luxury. But even there, lighting is drastically reduced.
The result, as shown in this picture taken one night earlier this week, is a startling contrast between the blacked-out north and the south, which is ablaze with light, particularly around major cities and the capital, Seoul, in the north-west of the country.
Mr Rumsfeld showed the picture to illustrate how backward the northern regime really is - and how oppressed its people are. Without electricity there can be none of the appliances that make life easy and that we take for granted, he said.
"Except for my wife and family, that is my favourite photo," said Mr Rumsfeld.
"It says it all. There's the south, the same people as the north, the same resources north and south, and the big difference is in the south it's a free political system and a free economic system.
"The people in the north are starving, their growth is stunted. It's a shame, a tragedy."
An aide added: "This oppressive regime is too busy trying to make war to make life comfortable for its people." -
The north should be liberated.
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they dont use much electricity is good what
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SAVE THE EARTH
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Kim Jong-il shouldn't wear cummunist clothes anymore, he got a bad-fashion sense
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that picture looks so fake its not even funny.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=410158&in_page_id=1811Originally posted by the.owl:that picture looks so fake its not even funny.
ya lah..those ang moh news paper like to fake news one..cannot trust them..and is always one sided -
hes an asshole.Originally posted by valentinoo:"Except for my wife and family, that is my favourite photo," said Mr Rumsfeld.
and all newspapers are one-sided, not just western ones. -
our strait times wrote on both sides (environ friendly) where got one-sided...Originally posted by mikecola:hes an asshole.
and all newspapers are one-sided, not just western ones.
u must be lying, lieing -
thats why boring to readOriginally posted by Quarteto Da Pinga:our strait times wrote on both sides (environ friendly) where got one-sided...
u must be lying, lieing -
are u serious??Originally posted by Quarteto Da Pinga:our strait times wrote on both sides (environ friendly) where got one-sided...
u must be lying, lieing
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nope my mum is, she's the sole breadwinnerOriginally posted by beavan:are u serious??
arn i'm just the eater... -
idiot! not printed on one side!!!!!!!! one sided as in they only put out their opinion of the news.....Originally posted by Quarteto Da Pinga:our strait times wrote on both sides (environ friendly) where got one-sided...
u must be lying, lieing -
not supported by evidences lah...allegationsOriginally posted by mikecola:idiot! not printed on one side!!!!!!!! one sided as in they only put out their opinion of the news..... -
hmm no, more like only print the evidence that says what they want to say...leaving out the bits that dont fit what theyre trying to say abt the newsOriginally posted by Quarteto Da Pinga:not supported by evidences lah...allegations -
i got evidence that ur being an idiotOriginally posted by Quarteto Da Pinga:not supported by evidences lah...allegations
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If you look at the other side, N.Korea has a considerably strong military forces and dares to go against the tyrant US.
S.Korea is just like a little rabbit, following everything the western powers say.
From this point of view, don't you think S.Korea is pathetic now? -
ZZ, to me, it looks fake. They even fail at bluffing. Even the country is really backward, the only spot of light comes from one small area ??? Ha, i doubt so. U mean, other key areas, no need light of meh ???
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Study the image carefully la.Originally posted by gd4u:ZZ, to me, it looks fake. They even fail at bluffing. Even the country is really backward, the only spot of light comes from one small area ??? Ha, i doubt so. U mean, other key areas, no need light of meh ???
First of all, do you think the US is really going to make their satellite images public?
The actual image would be considered classified and will be very detailed, properly with few dozen colour indicators representing different percentage of light.
The image above, if looked into carefully, is just sort of a concluded and simplified image. Seriously, does anyone think it look like an actual satellite picture?
Other key areas in N.korea like military base definate have light source. If i am not wrong, the image above only shows areas with a very high intensity of light like that of a city's, and very minor light spots were being excluded. -
It is indeed rather worrying that Mr Rumsfeld has spun another one of his 'liberating oppressed people' spin.
Sometimes I wonder, do people like him really think in such delusion, or they just continually spew such lies out of their mouth that they convinced themselves to it.
I also watch in disappointment that Mr Kim Jong Il, the revered and beloved leader by the people of North Korea, is being personally demonized by Western media as some kind of 'insane' person.
All this talk-down to North Korea, the pressure and hostilities, towards a poor, tiny, proud, united people; by a rich, obnoxious, war-mongering US government, only makes me hope,
That true justice truely be served. -
As you know, before Iraq was invaded to 'liberate its oppressed people' , the leader of Iraq, Mr Saddam Hussein, was continuously demonized by Western media. Their spin machine was working overtime. Saddam was a cruel dictator and he massacred his own people.
Recently again the spin shifted to Mr Admadinejad. I can only watch in dismay, in truth Mr Ahmadinejad is a very simple man who avoid luxuries, a principled man, and a conservative. He is trying to defend Iran honour while Iran is being talked-down by USA. I really sympathize him. Western spin media try to portray this man instead as some sort of Anti-Jewish 'insane nuts'.
Now back to North Korea, I just have a question to ask you all here:
Why is North Korea testing a nuclear bomb? Why is North Korea testing missiles?
I have a similar question to ask along with those questions:
Why is Singapore having compulsory military conscription?
Why is Isreal having compulsory military conscription? Why Isreal has 200 nuclear missiles?
Why Pakistan tested nuclear bomb?
The answer is all the same.
Is it true, that Kim Jong Il is an insane man, that North Korea government is filled with irresponsible officials?
Is it true, that they want to develop nuclear weapon, because they want to threaten world peace?
Why is a poor small country developing nuclear weapon despite being pressurised and cornered by world superpowers? They have nothing better to do? They have extra cash they want to spend? -
Before Mr Bush, the true insane president, had a brilliant idea of terming North Korea as 'Axis of Evil' , do you think this will happen?
If USA agree to hold bilateral talks, do you think this will happen?
If USA resolves peacefully its differences with North Korea, do you think they want to spend their effort, money, time, to develop a nuclear weapon?
If USA did not cancel its water reactor deal and did not put financial blockade on the poor nation, which scuttle the negotiation process, will this happen?
What are they supposed to do? Their tanks are soviet made from 1960s, no electricity, no fuel, they are very poor, they even have to maintain one of the world's biggest army.
Look at Iraq now, that is what happen Bush 'Axis of Evil'.
Iran is a developing story, soon to follow.
So is it true that by having nuclear detterent, they are insane? They are irresponsible? -
Anyway, I appologize for the long posts.
I will try to watch more Korean drama to help promote world peace. -
Antics.